Not willing to work with other people, or not willing to help when someone asks. It describes a person, or sometimes a group, who will not join in — they refuse, they answer as little as possible, they let you do the work alone.

Not willing to work with other people不願意跟別人合作, or not willing to help when someone asks或是別人請求時不願意幫忙。It describes a person, or sometimes a group它形容一個人、有時是一個團體, who will not join in不願意加入 — they refuse他們拒絕, they answer as little as possible他們回答得能少就少, they let you do the work alone讓你自己一個人做事。

Two flavours worth separating. Sometimes it means actively refusing: the witness was uncooperative, so the police learned nothing. Sometimes it just means unhelpful in a passive way: an uncooperative student who does not share materials in group work. Either way, the person could help and chooses not to.

Two flavours worth separating有兩種語感值得分開來看。Sometimes有時候 it means actively refusing意思是主動拒絕: the witness was uncooperative證人不配合, so the police learned nothing所以警方什麼也沒查到。Sometimes有時候 it just means unhelpful in a passive way只是被動地不幫忙: an uncooperative student who does not share materials in group work像小組作業裡不分享材料的不配合學生。Either way不管哪一種, the person could help and chooses not to這個人都是能幫卻選擇不幫。

The word is fairly formal and a bit cold. You will meet it in reports, in school comments, in news about investigations and negotiations — 'the government remained uncooperative'. Face to face, people usually say something warmer or shorter: 'he wouldn't help', 'she's being difficult'.

The word這個字 is fairly formal and a bit cold相當正式、有點冷淡。You will meet it你會在 in reports, in school comments, in news about investigations and negotiations報告、學校評語、以及調查和談判的新聞裡遇到它 — 'the government remained uncooperative'像「政府依然不配合」。Face to face面對面的時候, people usually say something warmer or shorter大家通常會說比較溫和或簡短的話: 'he wouldn't help', 'she's being difficult'像「他就是不肯幫」、「她在耍脾氣」。

Because it is a judgement written by someone in authority, it often carries a hint of blame: the person writing it feels they were owed cooperation.

Because it is a judgement written by someone in authority因為這是一種由有權威的人所下的判斷, it often carries a hint of blame它常帶點責怪的意味: the person writing it feels they were owed cooperation寫下這句話的人覺得自己本來應該得到配合。

One playful stretch: English speakers use it about objects and bodies that will not do what they should. 'My hair is being uncooperative today.' 'The printer is uncooperative.' The thing has no will, of course — that is the joke.

One playful stretch一種帶點玩笑的延伸用法: English speakers use it about objects and bodies that will not do what they should英文使用者也會拿它來說東西或身體不聽話。'My hair is being uncooperative today.'像「我的頭髮今天很不聽話。」'The printer is uncooperative.'「印表機在鬧脾氣。」The thing has no will, of course那個東西當然沒有意志 — that is the joke這就是這句話好笑的地方。